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No. Horses are herd animals and love equine company. Should you not be able to provide this, here are some things that can help:
-Sheep
-Dogs
-Cats
-Leave a radio playing (horses HATE silence)
However none of these are alternatives, just supplements. I really wouldn't consider getting a horse unless you can offer it company. Livery yards are places where you pay to keep your horse there. As well as having access to the yard's facilities, the horse will have plenty of friends!
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∙ 12y agoYes, they NEED to have a companion. Even if it isn't another horse or pony. Horses can live with cows or sheep or llamas even and be happy. But they MUST have a companion. They will get stressed if they don't. And horses can bond strongly with people too, but I still advise they have another animal with them 24/7.
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∙ 12y agoHorses are herd animals and prefer to be with others of their kind. They feel safer when they are in a group because there are more of them to keep a look out for danger. Horses that are kept alone will often bond with humans as if they were their herd mates. Some people keep a companion animal, such as a goat, to give their horse company.
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∙ 16y agoA horse is a herd animal, that means its normal social structure is in a herd. Some tame horses do well alone but would prefer to have company of a sort.
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∙ 15y agoYes, horses are herd animals. Horses can be kept w/o other horses, but are way happier with an equine companion. (even a donkey will do!)
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∙ 14y agoyes they live in herds.
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